Ramsey County, North Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ramsey County
U.S. county
Ramsey County Courthouse in Devils Lake, North Dakota.
Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
North Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	January 4, 1873 (created) January 25, 1883 (organized)
Named for	Alexander Ramsey
Seat	Devils Lake
Largest city	Devils Lake
Area
• Total	1,301 sq mi (3,370 km2)
• Land	1,187 sq mi (3,070 km2)
• Water	114 sq mi (300 km2)  8.8%
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,605
• Estimate  (2021)	11,572
• Density	8.920/sq mi (3.4441/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Ramsey County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 11,605. Its county seat is Devils Lake.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,301 square miles (3,370 km²), of which 1,187 square miles (3,070 km²) is land and 114 square miles (300 km²) (8.8%) is water.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 2
• U.S. Highway 281
• North Dakota Highway 1
• North Dakota Highway 17
• North Dakota Highway 19
• North Dakota Highway 20
• North Dakota Highway 57

Adjacent counties

• Cavalier County (north)
• Walsh County (east)
• Nelson County (southeast)
• Benson County (southwest)
• Towner County (northwest)

National protected area

• Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Silver Lake National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 11,451 people, 4,955 households, and 3,008 families in the county. The population density was 9.65/sqmi (3.72/km²). There were 5,615 housing units at an average density of 4.73/sqmi (1.83/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.7% white, 8.7% American Indian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 41.9% were German, 37.7% were Norwegian, 7.0% were Irish, 5.7% were Swedish, 5.2% were English, and 2.9% were American.

Of the 4,955 households, 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.3% were non-families, and 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age was 43.0 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,792 and the median income for a family was $56,632. Males had a median income of $41,274 versus $25,171 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,130. About 8.7% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Townships

Unincorporated communities

Images for kids

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  Outline map of Ramsey County, North Dakota, 1909

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  Ramsey County is beautiful “pothole country” In the center of a migratory bird flyway.

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Ramsey (Dakota del Norte) para niños